balaw-balaw

Possibly reduplication of balaw (“a species of shrimp”). Compare Ilocano balawbalaw (“miniature freshwater shrimp”) and Kapampangan balo-balo.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌbalaw ˈbalaw/ [ˌbaː.laʊ̯ ˈbaː.laʊ̯] (“balao-balao”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -alaw
  • IPA^(key): /baˌlaw baˈlaw/ [bɐˌlaʊ̯ bɐˈlaʊ̯] (“anchovy; drying of anchovies”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: ba‧law-ba‧law

balaw-balaw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔ᜊᜎᜏ᜔) (chiefly Bulacan, Rizal)

1. balao-balao (a Filipino condiment of cooked rice and whole raw shrimp)

baláw-baláw (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜏ᜔ᜊᜎᜏ᜔)

1. anchovy
2. drying of anchovies

• “balaw-balaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018